Volkswagen South Africa has bolstered its popular Up! range with the addition of new 5-door derivatives.
The Volkswagen Up! has only been available in South Africa in 3-door guise, but that has all changed with the introduction of new 5-door derivatives to bolster the Wolfsburg-based firm's local lineup. The new Up! range still incorporates 3-door variants, but now includes 5-door Take Up!, Move Up!, Cross Up! and Colour Up! versions. The Club Up! is now the only derivative in the range that’s offered exclusively in 3-door configuration.
New models to the Up! range include the Cross Up! crossover that’s fitted with the familiar 1.0-litre 3-cylinder engine that powers the entire range. This engine offers 55 kW and 95 Nm of torque and is mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. Fuel consumption for the Cross Up! is rated at 4.7 L/100 km.
In addition to the specification offered on the Move Up!, the Cross Up! has 16-inch Cross alloy wheels, light silver housings for the heated side mirrors, a leather-covered steering wheel, black protective side mouldings for the wheel arches, sills and doors, silver anodized roof rails and a colour-coded dashboard insert.
Meanwhile, the Colour Up! offers added kerb appeal with two contrasting colour combinations: Sandstorm Yellow and Fortana Red. In addition to colour-coded (19-inch) rims and mirror housings (in either Sandstorm or Fortana), height-adjustable driver and passenger seat, special edition Colour Up! stickers on its sides, as well as fabric seat upholstery with "Dots" pattern are standard.
Volkswagen Up! prices in South Africa
Volkswagen Take Up! three-door – R152 500
Volkswagen Take Up! five-door – R156 300
Volkswagen Move Up! three-door – R159 600
Volkswagen Move Up! five-door – R163 400
Volkswagen Club Up! three-door – R168 350
Volkswagen Cross Up! five-door – R181 400
Volkswagen Colour Up five-door – R185 000
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Facelifted Up! coming in 2017
Apart from these new additions to the local Up! range, the facelifted Up! is due to arrive in South Africa early next year with a host of exterior and interior improvements. The big news for the facelifted Up!, however, is that it will feature a new 1.0-litre 3-cylinder engine that will produce more power (at 66 kW) and more torque (at 160 Nm). Not bad for a small capacity engine! Fuel consumption for the facelifted Up! is said to be a respectable 4.6 L/100 km.
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